Sanitary dispenser for plastic materials



' 1,613,761 11 1927' J. F. c. LUHAN SANITARY DISPENSER FOR PLASTIC 11111111111115 Filed August 4, 1925 V F1ELJHE E1 INVENTOR JOSEPH FCZZw/AN ATTORNEY Patented Jam. 11, 1 927. 7

UNITED STATES JOSEPH I. Q. LUHAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SANI'IAEY DISPENSER FOR PLASTIC MATERIALS.

Application fled August 4, 1925. Serial No. 48.028.

My inventionrelates to sanitary dispensers for plastic materials, of the general type in which a tube of pasty material is detachably mounted within a dontainer so are l ranged that pressure may be applied to the tube from time to time to force out the ma- .terial as required.

More particularly stated I seek to provide a device of this character in which there is 10 aminimum of mechanical parts, arranged in the interest of simplicity and of such form that they are each at all times readily accessible. One purpose of my invention is to so form and arrange the container that 16 the paste tube with its cap removed merely screws into position within the container, the latter being provided'with a cap of its own. By this arrangement the parts including the tube ofpaste, are fitted together quite sub- 20 stantially and in'a form in which the device as a whole can be readily handled without disturbing the relative positions of the parts.

, Reference is made to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification,

85 and in which like reference characters indi cate like parts throughout all of the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view, partly an elevation and partly a section, showing one form of my device, andindicating how it operates.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the form of my device appearing in Figure 1, the easing cap being in position, and indicates by dotted lines'the manner in which the casing walls can swing apart.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation showing another form of my device, the container being closed. I

Figure 4; is a fragmentary elevation of the 40 mechanism appearing in Figure 3, the con tainer being open.

In the form appearing in Figures 1 and 2.

a casing container head appears at 5 and has a form approximating that of a small.

saucer. A pair of container walls 6, 6. each of substantially semi-cylindrical form, are connected with the container head 5, by means of hinges 7, and are thus journaled upon the container head.

The walls 6, 6, may be swung apart, as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2 and brought back into their normal positions indicated by full lines in said figure.

A cap 8 is adapted to fit detachably upon 55 the lower end of the container'so as to en- I close the lower ends of the two casing walls 6, 6. This cap carries a pair of spacers 9, which may be conveniently formed out of sheet metal, and in this instance have the form of tongues, extending from the edge of the cap' and bent back upon themselves. These spacers are held upon the cap Shy so'dering or brazing.

The parts are so formed and arranged that with the container walls 6 occupying their normal positions as indicated by full lines in Figure 2, they press against opposite edges of thespacers 9. There is thus virtually formedbetween the casing walls a pair of longitudinal slots, exactly alike, one of which appears at 10 in Figure 2.

The container head 5 carries a nozzle 11,

integral with it as shown more particularly in Figure 1. This neck 11 is provided internally with a thread 12 and externally with another thread 13. A cap 14. is threaded internally and fitted upon the neck 11. the threads of the cap engaging A tube 16, containing the plastic material to be dispensed, is of the general form generally well, known in this art, and is compressible in the usual manner for the purpose of ejecting its contents. A key 17 provided with a handle '18, is secured to the tube 16, and by turning the handle 18 the adjacent portion of the tube is wound upon the key in the form of a roll 19.

The tube 16 is provided as usual with a nozzle 20, threaded externally as shown in Figure 1. With the device in action, the handle 18 is turned slightly by the operator, and the paste or other plastic material contained with the tube 16 is ejected as indicated by 21.

As the material is gradually used up, the handle 18 is turned progressively until the tube is empty. In order to replace the tube the operator removes the cap 8 and swings the container walls 6, 6 apart, as indicated in Figure 2, and then grasps the tube and the threads 13. I

turns it relatively to the casing. This disv engages the threaded nozzle 20 from the nozzle ll'carried by the head 5. To replace the tube with a new one the cap of the tube is removed, the tube inserted in the container, and the tube is turned by hand sufliciently to fit the threaded nozzle 20 into the neck 11. I

One of the casing walls 6 is provided with two holes 6 'to be used in mounting the container permanently upon a fixture such as a wash basin, bathroom wall or the like should this be desirable.

In the form of my device appearing 1n Figures 3 and 4 the container cap is shown at 22 and the container walls appear at 23, 23, being journalcd upon the cap 22 by hinges, one of which appears at 24. i

The space between the container walls 23, 23 thus constitutes a slot 25. just described the form of my device appearing in Figures 3 and 4 is identical with that shown in Figures 1 and 2.

My improved dispenser, containing a tube of plastic material and in actual practical use, constitutes a valuable time saver. The

operator always finds the various parts ofthe container fixed firmly in position relatively to each other, nopart being loose, and no movable part requ.ring to be adjusted or brought back to a predetermined position. And then when thtube of plastic material is used up, tlIlOtllQllllbB can be substituted in a moment and is .ready for use.

If the operator desires to close the tube he does so by simply screwing the container Except 'as rials, comprising a container head provided 40 with a neck, a palr of cylindrical walls journaled upon said container head andadapted to swing apart in order to ermlt the entrance and removal of a tube 0 plastic material, said neck being provided with means for securing the nozzle of a tube ennaled upon said container head and adapted to swing apart in order to permit the entrance and removal of tubes of plastic material, said container head and said walls be-" ing of proper form to enclose a tube of plastic material, said neck being threaded internally to fit the threaded nozzle of a tube enclosed Within the container.

3. A device of the character described comprising a container head provided with a neck'extending therefrom and threaded internally, casing walls journaled upon said casing head and formed for enclosing a tube of plastic material, said neck being formed to fit upon the nozzle of said tube of plastic material, a cap for fitting over the ends of said walls and spacers carried by said cap and having the form of tongues extending from the edge thereof, said tongues, extending between said walls for the purpose of spacing said walls apart.-

. Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 31st day of July, 1925. 1

JOSEPH F. O. LUHAN. 

